Senior System Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 – £52,426 (Commensurate with skills on experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Capturing device and system control requirements, working closely with stakeholders within Submarines
• Producing and demonstrating conceptual models in preparation for delivery within each Concept Phase (CP)
• Maintaining consistent communication across the AVC ‘One Team' construct
• Developing and harmonising processes in line with Submarine and Air Sector policies
• Capture Learning From Experience (LFE)
• Identification of AVC CoBW software needs
• Developing, modelling, and testing functionality
• Develop system requirements and high-level software requirements
• Producing system testing and qualification documentation
• Contributing to the onward development of model-based systems engineering

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent evidenced experience in a related engineering discipline
• Technical proficiency in modelling and simulation with experience in using MathWorks toolsets, including but not limited to, MATLAB, SIMULINK and STATEFLOW
• Understanding of system testing and qualification processes (previous experience would be beneficial)

Desirable:

• Technical proficiency in control engineering would be beneficial but not essential

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Control of Bodily Weight (CoBW) Team:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen within the Active Vehicle Control (AVC) team at Warton, for a Senior Systems Engineer within the Flight Systems discipline. The successful candidate will join the Control of Bodily Weight (CoBW) team, working as part of the AVC Functional Software organisation, on the Dreadnought AVC programme.

The Control of Bodily Weight team at Warton is jointly responsible for the overall MBSE development and integration of the Variable Ballast (VB) Control System and interface with the Control & Instrumentation (C&I) and Mechanical System Teams on a daily basis.

In this role you will work as part of the Air Sector and be engaged in a critical role on the Dreadnought programme to develop the functional design of the Active Vehicle Control System (AVCS) employing Model Based Engineering techniques at scale on what is a safety critical system.

Excellent communication skills are essential to support interfaces across a number of functional work streams as well as customers and stakeholders at other BAE sites including Barrow and Rochester. Flexibility is essential and domestic travel between sites will be required.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 8th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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